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Recognised as Colour

#BDECFA

  • #BDECFA
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#BDECFA is a cyan with RGB values 189, 236, 250 and HSL 194°, 86%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#BDECFA#BDECFA
HEX#BDECFA
RGBrgb(189, 236, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.9255, 0.9804
RGB percentages74.1%, 92.5%, 98%
HSLhsl(193.8, 85.9%, 86.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.8, 24.4%, 98%)
CMYK24.4%, 5.6%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,446,970
CSS custom property--colour: #BDECFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77712WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.54:1
Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3
Inverted#421305

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E3E9FBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#D9E1FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Tritanopia#AAF1F0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 6.2Light blue · ΔE 6.9Pale turquoise · ΔE 9.3Light cyan · ΔE 11.2Alice blue · ΔE 14.5Azure · ΔE 14.8
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 6.21, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FACBBD
Analogous#BDFAEA, #BDCEFA
Triadic#FABDEC, #ECFABD
Split complementary#FABDCE, #FAEABD
Tetradic#EABDFA, #FACBBD, #CEFABD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#ECFAFE
Darker −10%#8EDEF6
Darker −20%#5ED1F3
Darker −30%#2FC3EF
Darker −40%#11ACDA
More saturated +25%#B8EFFF
Less saturated −25%#C6E7F1

Channel breakdown

R189
G236
B250
Red189 (74.1%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue193.77°
Saturation (HSL)85.92%
Lightness86.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G EC · B FA

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